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Focaccia!
During our nine weeks working in Chef Lorenzo Polegri’s kitchen in central Italy, we made several staple dishes almost every day. For Mike, those dishes included pasta sauce, beef and pork stews, and roasted vegetables. For Caren, her daily responsibilities included salads, pizza, and focaccia (foe-ka-cha). Her bread dough creations in the antipasti were the…
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A Trip Back in Time
In 2021, after taking possession of our Adventure Van, we embarked on a five-month trip to the East Coast and back across the southern U.S. We committed ourselves to visiting as many of those places we had passed on various coast-to-coast moves between Navy assignments. After visiting friends in Scottsdale, Arizona, we headed north into…
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Umbrian Pasta Sauce
Enjoy one of the foundation recipes we made and served on a daily basis. We spent 10 weeks in central Italy working our tails off for a professional chef, living on the local economy, visiting off-the-beaten-track cultural and culinary venues, and living our dream. Our kitchen experiences are related in “Our Umbrian Culinary Adventure.” One…
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Securité Gun Club: A New Way to Shoot Indoors
This Seattle-area range has raised the bar when it comes to shooting indoors! Our story was previously published by NRA Women and can be found at their website at: https://www.nrawomen.com/content/securite-gun-club-a-new-way-to-shoot-indoors
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Our Umbrian Culinary Adventure – Part 3
We spent 10 weeks in central Italy working our tails off for a professional chef, living on the local economy, visiting off-the-beaten-track cultural and culinary venues, and realizing our dream. In Part 1 we discussed how we met Chef Lorenzo Polegri and established ourselves in the village of Baschi in the central Italian province of…
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Our Umbrian Culinary Adventure – Part 2
We spent 10 weeks in central Italy working our tails off for a professional chef, living on the local economy, visiting off-the-beaten-track cultural and culinary venues, and realizing our dream. In Part 1 we discussed how we met Chef Lorenzo Polegri and established ourselves in the village of Baschi in the central Italian province of…
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Our Umbrian Culinary Adventure – Part 1
We spent 10 weeks in central Italy working our tails off for a professional chef, living on the local economy, visiting off-the-beaten-track cultural and culinary venues, and living our dream. Come along and explore the world of Casale Polegri and Chef Lorenzo, “The Farmer Chef.” Umbria The rolling hills of Umbria host vineyards and orchards…
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Northwest Coast Art
On a day-long boat excursion to the southern islands of Haida Gwaii, we struck up a conversation with a Seattle resident who has spent many summers in Haida Gwaii. On this visit, he put together an introductory tour of the islands for his friends. They had two extra seats on the zodiac and graciously allowed…
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Our Journey of Appreciation
A few years ago Mike started searching for an epic Canadian fishing trip. He found a promising lodge on Haida Gwaii, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, offering accommodations, meals, and guided fishing. My response to his find was “Where’s that?” Mike admitted he had never heard of the remote island chain and did…
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